The use of digital portfolio to assess the student teachers’ professional skills
https://doi.org/10.26907/2658-3321.2021.4.3.440-457
Keywords:
digital technology, student assessment, teacher education, teaching practice, digital portfolio, e-portfolio, reflection, self-assessment, professional developmentAbstract
Nowadays, digital technologies are widely used at all levels of education and are effectively integrated into diverse teaching and learning activities (transmission of information, educational projects, presentations, games, training, modeling, evaluation and competence assessment, etc.). Information and communication technologies are considered in this study as a key element of assessment of teacher student professional skills and competencies during school teaching practice. A digital portfolio is considered as a form of authentic assessment of teaching practice, and a way to improve teaching performance and to contribute to pre-service teachers’ professional growth.
The purpose of the research is to analyze the opportunities and potential benefits as well as the disadvantages of using digital portfolio in teacher preparation course and to propose recommendations for the full realization of this method’s potential. The experience of Swiss teachers was analyzed, having been using a digital portfolio for several years to assess the results of student teaching practice, was analysed. The research focuses on the role of the digital portfolio in developing the pre-service teachers’ ability to self-assessment and self-reflection.
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